Delivered by Dr. Mark A. Van Dyke, Marist College, 2009 TWSIA Award Winner (Honorable Mention), at 10th Annual Sakai Conference, Boston, MA (USA), July 10, 2009.

1. What Did They Learn Today?
Sakai and the Net Generation
Dr. Mark A. Van Dyke, Associate Professor
School of Communication & the Arts
Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
mark.vandyke@marist.edu
Viewable @ http://tinyurl.com/mndz3z
2009 Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award Winner (Honorable Mention) (Click for details)

2. Background
• Fall 2007: Support request, Sakai launch
• Spring 2008: COM471-PR Case Studies
o 32 students, 7 teams, in 2 sections
o Developed communication plans
• Fall 2008: COM401-Capstone
o 38 students, 8 teams, in 2 sections
o Refined plans & executed tactics
(For additional background, click here.)
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3. Sakai & Collaborative Education
• Supports student-centered education
o Strengthens Teacher-Student Partnership
o Classroom = Collective-Learning Community
• But what about time & space barriers?
Separate Course Site, Separate Course Site,
Location, Time, Etc. Location, Time, Etc.
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4. Sakai & Collaborative Education
• Supports student-centered education
o Strengthens Teacher-Student Partnership
o Classroom = Collective-Learning Community
and…
o Erases time & space barriers
Sakai Course Site Sakai Course Site
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5. Marist’s Collaborative Learning Constellation
(CLC)
1. Problem: Barriers to 2. Solution: Central
collaboration created by project site connects
separate course sections, orbiting course sites
meeting times, and CLE sites
4. Outcomes: Increased 3. Result: 70 students,
contact, cooperation and 15 teams, 4 sections of 2
communication, authentic courses, spanning 2
learning, time on task, use semesters
of student talents
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6. Sakai Course & Project Sites
Project Site (1)
Spring 08 Fall 08 Capstone
PR Case Studies Course Sites (2)
Course Sites (2)
Collaborative Tools
Discussion Forums
Chat Rooms
Blogs
Wikis
Podcasts
Messaging
Resources
Web Content
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7. Students = Collaborators
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8. The Net Generation
“They prize freedom and freedom of choice. They want to customize things,
make them their own. They’re natural collaborators, who enjoy a
conversation, not a lecture. They’ll scrutinize you and your organization.
They insist on integrity. They want to have fun, even at work or school.
Speed is normal. Innovation is life.”
Don Tapscott, Grown Up Digital (2008, pp. 6-7)
“I would have never known how to blog, use a wiki … a course management
system. These new skills … are going to help get my first job.”
“I have come to understand and appreciate the importance of …
collaboration for this course, other parts of life and for a job.”
“Helped me see that turbulence … is to be expected and that it is our job …
to turn those problems into opportunities.”
Marist Student Testimonials, iLearn Case
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9. Sample Project Materials
(Click Links)
Sample Displays
Consolidated Screenshots
Student-Produced Materials
Post Card For Adult Students
Mock-Up of USB Drive With Pre-Loaded Materials For Adult Students
Campus TV Spot Storyboard
Campus TV Spot
Sakai Tutorial For Adjunct Faculty
Sakai Adjunct Faculty Project Collaboration Site
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